Tekken Tag Tournament
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Release date(s) | Arcade PlayStation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Versus fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2 |
| Input | 8-way joystick, 6 buttons; DualShock 2 |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system(s) | Namco System 12 |
Tekken Tag Tournament is an update to Tekken 3 and is the fourth installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It, however, is not canonical to the Tekken storyline. The game was originally available as an update kit for Tekken 3, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 with improved graphics and new modes.
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[edit] Gameplay
Tekken Tag Tournament, being the first Tekken title for the PlayStation 2, featured vastly detailed graphics and improved quality music. It was also notable for having the largest character roster in the series, boasting an extravagant 39 characters, all returning from the previous installments in the series, save for Unknown, the boss character, and Tetsujin, a costume swap for Mokujin. Both Unknown and Tetsujin have only appeared in this game. Finally, its most important feature is its tag system. A player selects two characters and may tag out between them to utilize special combos and throws.
Tekken Tag Tournament included a mini-game called "Tekken Bowl", that challenged the player to use a team of characters to play a bowling game. Depending on the player's selected character, different attributes would be placed into effect in the mini-game. For example, Bryan Fury has a powerful roll due to his super strength, and he can use a targeting system to make more accurate shots because of his cybernetic enhancements. A physically weaker character like Julia Chang would have a much less powerful strike, but would be easier to control when placing the spin and amount of force on the ball.
[edit] Story
Tekken Tag Tournament, being a non-canon game, features no storyline. It is more of a compilation of the Tekken series giving fans the opportunity to play as almost every character in the series up to that point. However, some fans think this takes place during the fighters' dreams.
[edit] Character Roster
- Heihachi Mishima
- Kazuya Mishima
- Paul Phoenix
- Yoshimitsu
- Nina Williams
- Michelle Chang
- Lee Chaolan
- Kunimitsu
- Armor King
- Ganryu
- Anna Williams
- Wang Jinrei
- Prototype Jack
- Lei Wulong
- Jun Kazama
- Jack-2
- Baek Doo San
- Bruce Irvin
- Roger
- Alex
- Angel
- Devil
- Eddy Gordo
- King II
- Kuma Jr.
- Hwoarang
- Ling Xiaoyu
- Jin Kazama
- Bryan Fury
- Forrest Law
- Julia Chang
- Mokujin
- Gun Jack
- Panda
- Ogre
- True Ogre
- Tiger Jackson
[edit] New Characters
[edit] Non-Playable Characters
[edit] Trivia
- Tekken Tag Tournament was originally for the arcade systems before a release to the PlayStation 2. The arcade version operated similarly, but ran on a 32 bit graphics engine like Tekken 3. It received upgraded graphics when is was ported to the home system.
- Tekken Tag Tournament is one of the two games in the series to be released in an alternate cover, which can be seen here.(Other is Tekken 4.)
- It took up to three weeks to re-create a character in Tekken Tag Tournament, which included enhancing the graphics, adding new moves and programming.
- On the cover shown above, the area where the characters are clearly seen is actually the outline of Kazuya's face from the alternate cover (see above).
- If you choose Kazuya and Devil on the same Tag Team, Kazuya will transform into Devil (and vice-versa) instead of them tagging, since they are alter-egos.
- Tekken Bowling would prove to be such a successful feature that it was reintroduced into Tekken: Dark Resurrection nearly six years later.
